Although only 26, she said she was already worried about being left on the shelf.

她虽然只有26岁，但是已经担心自己嫁不出去。

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The report will be left on the shelf as so many reports have been left in the past.

这报告将要和过去的许多报告一样被束之高阁。

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She refused several offers of marriage, and then, at the age of forty, found herself left on the shelf.

她拒绝了多次求婚，到了四十岁，发现自己被‘束之高阁’了。

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All except the tampered with toy which was just left on the shelf.

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Deutsche Bank was hired in 2010 to find a buyer for the airline, but so far Virgin has been left on the shelf.

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In fact, having already been funded by taxpayers, the NSF research involved would have zero return if it were simply left on the shelf.

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